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Astrology. Scorpio (♏︎) (Ancient Greek: Σκορπιός, romanized: Skorpiós, Latin for "scorpion") is the eighth astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. It spans 210–240° ecliptic longitude. Under the tropical zodiac (most commonly used in Western astrology), the Sun transits this sign on ...
The signs enumerate from the first day of spring, known as the First Point of Aries, which is the vernal equinox. The astrological signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The Western zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by the Hellenistic ...
Libra (♎︎) (Ancient Greek: Ζυγός, romanized: Zygós, Latin for "scales") is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. [2] The Sun transits this sign on average between September 23 and October 23. [3][4] The symbol of the scales is based on the Scales of Justice held by Themis, the Greek ...
October 23 is the 296th ... 1998 – Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye ... 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor (d. 2022) [28] 1941 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 September 2024. Area of the sky divided into twelve signs For the East Asian zodiac, see Chinese zodiac. For other uses, see Zodiac (disambiguation). The Earth's orbit around the Sun causes the apparent motion of the latter along the ecliptic (red). Earth is axially tilted 23.4° relative to this ...
Capricorn (♑︎) (Greek: Αιγόκερως, romanized: Aigókerōs, Latin for "horned goats") is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. [2] It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude. Under the tropical ...
Cancer is a northern sign, and its opposite sign is Capricorn. [5] [6] [7] Cancer is a cardinal sign. Water is the element associated with Cancer, [8] and, alongside Scorpio and Pisces, it forms the water trigon. [9] The water trigon is one of four elemental trigons in the zodiac, with the other three being fire, earth, and air. [10]
Current events/2022 October 23. Nine people are killed and over 40 others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing and shooting attack at the Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The three insurgent gunmen are killed during a gunfight with security forces. (Reuters)